Zebulon Pike Quotes
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I have a terrible habit of shopping after I go to the gym or hitting eBay.
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They might in the future more than ever before engage in hunting beavers.
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Of course, I have given my engineers some headaches over the years, but they go with me. I have always wanted my buildings to be as light as possible, to touch the ground gently, to swoop and soar, and to surprise.
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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so well with their creamy texture.
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Stardom happens - you can't plan it - it's destiny, and you shouldn't stand between you and your destiny. I'm letting my destiny play its part, and I go by my gut feeling. If I like my role, I say yes; if I don't, I just refuse, as simple as that.
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For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
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Throughout my whole swimming career, I've never been disqualified once. I've never been warned once.
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We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely.
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'Fargo' is one of my favorite movies.
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Poets are always taking the weather so personally. They're always sticking their emotions in things that have no emotions.
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It may well be our brains are wired up to be slightly more optimistic than they should be.
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There isn't much discussion of ruling class in America even in Boston, probably one of the most class-conscious cities in the country?
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People always say, 'You look like Iggy Pop.'
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Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.
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'Faith' and 'trust' are words that put the power in the hands of an outside force that we are meant to rely on - whether it is God or a person or the universe. Certainty puts the power back in our hands.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never neglect any work of peace within our reach, however small.
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Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.
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Knowledge of peace passes from country to country, like children's games, which are so much alike, everywhere.
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I had a beautiful childhood and a lovely childhood. I just didn't like being a child. I didn't like the rank injustice of not being listened to. I didn't like the lack of autonomy.
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Smoke the pipe of peace, bury the tomahawk, and become one nation.
